The Kingsford Junior Little League Softball team (age 13-14) won twice Sunday to advance to the state semifinals on Monday. The girls beat Tri-City, 12-2, and then beat Georgetown, 7-3. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star softball team (age 11-12) was one out way from a state championship on Saturday, but lost a heartbreaker in extra innings to Hudsonville, 6-5, in downstate Sanford. Click the above headline to read details, see photos and videos taken by Cheri Lehto, and listen to a replay of the ballgame.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star baseball team (age 11-12) won its fourth straight game in the loser's bracket of the district tournament Saturday night, beating Iron Mountain North, 7-1, at Dickson Field. Click the above headline for details, photos.
The Escanaba Major Boys Little League All-Star team (age 11-12) won its third straight game in the district tournament's losers bracket Friday night, eliminating rival Gladstone, 6-4, at Dickson Field. Click the above headline to read game details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) finished pool play undefeated at the state tournament in Sanford on Friday after posting a 13-8 win over Tecumseh. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos, videos taken by Sheri Lehto.
The Escanaba Major Little League (age 11-12) boys baseball team won its third game in the loser's bracket on Thursday, eliminating Norway, 3-2, in district tournament action at Dickson Field. Gladstone, meanwhile, fell into the losers bracket with a 3-2 loss to Iron Mountain North. Click the above headline to read details from both games.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Star softball team scored seven runs in the third inning and beat West Branch, 10-1, at the state tournament Thursday in downstate Sanford. The win was Escanaba's second straight in the tournament, and guaranteed the girls a spot in Saturday's semifinals. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) opened state tournament play with a 6-4 win over Midland Bullock Creek Wednesday in downstate Sanford. Carley McInerney started the game with a home run and Aubrey Stropich pitched a complete game in the circle. Click the above headline to see photos, videos, and hear interviews.
The Gladstone and Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) picked up mercy-shortened wins on Monday, with Gladstone advancing to the district finals and Escanaba staying alive. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and interviews.
The Gladstone Major Boys (age 11-12) All-Star team opened district tournament play with a 9-1 win over Escanaba Sunday night at Dickson Field. Nate Young had three hits and drove in three runs, while also turning in a diving defensive play at shortstop and pitching three innings. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) won twice over Penokee Range, 3-1 and 10-0, to take the sectional championship Saturday in Ironwood. The girls now head for the state finals in downstate Sannford. Click the above headline for details.
The Marquette Minor Little League All-Stars (age 9-10) won the championship of the Yooper Tournament Monday night, beating Negaunee, 4-3, in Escanaba. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos and videos from the game.
The United States Luge Association announced Monday that Keith Whitman of Escanaba has been named the head coach for the US Luge Naturbahn team that will compete in Europe in January. Click the above headline for the story, and to listen to Whitman's comments. Pictured: Whitman (right) with U.P. Luge Association's Fred Anderson.
The Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Major Boys (age 10-12) finished their Little League World Series journey on Monday with an 11-7 win over Emilia, Italy, in Williamsport, Pa. GPWS, which won its Michigan State Championship in Gladstone, fell behind, 6-0, in the top of the first inning but scored seven runs in the bottom half, three of them on a home run by Jordan Arsenault.
The Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Major Boys (age 10-12) advanced to the Little League World Series on Saturday with a 6-3 win over Hinsdale, Ill., in the Great Lakes Regional championship game in Indiana. GPWS won its Michigan state championship in Gladstone more than two weeks ago, in dominating fashion. Click the above headline for details.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team had its tournament run come to an end in the state semifinals with a 1-0 loss to Marine City on Wednesday in downstate Belleville. Click the above headline to see photos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The 2017 Little League All-Star Tournaments have come to an end. Click the above headline to see the scores. See you in 2018!
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) Little League softball team advanced to the state semifinals on Tuesday with a 5-0 win over Tecumseh in a quarterfinal game in Belleville. Montgomery Pepin threw a no-hitter, striking out 14 batters. Click the above headline to read game details, and to see photos and videos taken by Amy Sundqust.
The junior yoopers 12U girls hockey team won the ICUP in Minnesota this weekend. Winning three games and a tie in pool play, the girls won the title with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Mustangs. Click the above headline to read details and see photos.
A group of Upper Peninsula youth softball players won a tough extra inning game in Wisconsin over the weekend to qualify for nationals. The 906'ers beat Poynette, 7-6, in eight innings. Click the above headline to read details of the girls' championship.
The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) softball team won its third straight game at the state tournament in downstate Belleville on Monday, beating Evart, 5-0. Montgomery Pepin threw a two-hitter, striking out 16 batters. Gladstone plays Tecumseh Tuesday. Click the above headline to read details, and see photos and videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
The Kingsford Minor Boys (age 9-10) had the lead for the entire game against West Portage on Monday at the state tournament in downstate Taylor. But the Kalamazoo-area team rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to eliminate the Maize and Blue, 11-10. Click the above headline for photos and video highlights.
The Gladstone Minor Girls Little League (age 9-10) softball team rolled to a 14-1 win over Kalamazoo Parchment Sunday at the state tournament in the Detroit suburb of Belleville. Click the above headline to read details and see photos, videos.
The Norway 11-year-old boys Little League All-Star team finished state tournament play on Saturday with a 6-4 loss to Bay City Southwest. Norway also lost to Grosse Pointe Woods/Shores in extra innings on Friday. Click the above headline for details.
The Norway 11-year-old boys Little League All-Star team opened its state tournament on Thursday with an 11-0 win over Taylor Northwest in Vicksburg. Click the above headline to read details, and to see photos taken by Missy Spade.
The Grosse Pointe Woods/Shores Little League Major Boys (age 11-12) completed a dominating performance on Wednesday, capturing a Michigan state championship with a 10-0 win over Dexter in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Grosse Pointe Woods/Shores Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) hit five home runs and eliminated the Kingsford boys, 17-0, in a state semifinal game on Tuesday in Gladstone. The other semifinal saw Dexter beat Bay City Northwest, 10-6. Click the above headline to see photos from both ganmes, plus videos from the Kingsford game.
The Kingsford Major Little League All-Stars (age 11-12) got back-to-back home runs from Evan Johnson and Riley Juneau in the first inning and beat Birmingham, 6-1, in the state quarterfinal game on Monday in Gladstone. Click the above headline for photos, videos.
The Major Boys (age 11-12) Little League State Tournament in Gladstone started the weekend with 16 teams from across Michigan competing in pool play. After Sunday's action, the field has been reduced to eight. Click the above headline to see Monday's quarterfinal matchups, and see photos, videos from Sunday's Kingsford-St. Clair game.
The Norway 11-year-old boys Little League team scored a run in the top of the eighth inning to beat Escanaba, 4-3, Wednesday night to win a district championship and earn a state tournament bid. Click the above headline to read details.